Headlight



J. a.- SINEATH HEADLIGHT Fil ed Jan. 25, 1926 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTDR fiJa'raeaZig WITNESS:

' V therethrough when associated with a collar 7 37 positioned within the sleeve 31 and which 7 ently apparent.

collar 37' has a "grooved collar 88 positioned therein while a lug portion 39 provided upon the inner end of the arm 36 extends an'appr'eciable distance within the groove of the be prescollar 28, the'purpose of which 'will- The grooved collar 38 receives the tubular member therethrough while the apertured sleeve 40 isfshaped within the tubu- V lar'member '15'and'receives thelower end 'ofathe vertically disposed rod therein after which a-pin 41 inserted within the vertically disposedrod 30 and sleeve 40 and fitubular'member 15in order that these ele- 1 mentsmaybeheld rigidly asone. r

Controllmg means to facilitate tilting of thamotorvehicle headlamp 2:8 'is'provided by securing the forward end fof'a 'fiangible' "i tube 5L2 within a' sleeve like member" 43 pro.-

J vided upon the extremity of an arm etetwhich extends from the periphery oi the sleeve 31 while an adj ustablypivotally mounted block 1451s. arranged: upontheiinner end of the "arm' 36. whereby "the forward end of a I capital :Bowden wire 46 is associated therewith. The said co1lar'37 when lo'ckedwithin the/sleeve 31 Will have'itsjarm 36 in- 'Serted within'ythe. inclined slotted portion ffin the sleeve whereby the same will be caused to lock and owing to the, provision" f'ith l 39 provided'up'o'n its elementsassoheadlamp .28 may be tilted at a desired ini j ciated therewith through the instrumentality of the pin 41 will be caused to move upwardly and'downwardly whereby the motor vehicle clination'. A compression spring 47 is inter i "posedbetween th'e upp'er sides of the pin 18 and under side of the apertured sleeve in orderthat the pin 18 will be held centrally within the slotted portions '19 in the tubular member 15 and the tilting apparatus held against vibratory movement and consequent- 1y eliminates rattles at this juncture.

g The operating means, consist inthe provi sionof a tubular member 48.11aving longi- 'tudihallydisposed'slotted portions 49 pro Y vided therein while a block 50 is formed upon its inner end and has openings therein for'the reception of the inner ends of the flangible tubing 42 which is held there- ,in through the instrumentality of the set screw 51 while the wires 46 are received within openings and held secured therein through the instrumentality of like Ifastening elements ,52 arranged within the oppo- Having thus site ends of a block 53 mounted for slidingv movements within the longitudinally disposed slotted portions 49 provided in the tubular member 48 which block 53' is secured to the forward end of a shaftoa extending within the tubular member 48 and has a" knob 55 upon the inner side of the motor vehicle instrument bottom 56 within convenient reach of the .motor vehicle operator whereby the motor vehicle headlamp 28 may be readily and easily tilted 'atthose inclinais claimed is l a bearing sleeve,"a tubular member extendmg upwardly through the bearing sleeve, a

the scopefofthe apdescribed the invention, what j details of "construction,"and the right is V 1. In a device'jof the character described,

headed light pivotally supported at the upper end ot the sleeve, a rod extending through the sleeve and operatively connected with thehead light,'an enlarged sleeve attached to thelower end of thebearing sleeve, a groove collar in the 'second'sleeve surrounding the; tubular mei'nber,a"second col-' lar in the enlarged sleeve surrounding the groove collar, said second collar, groove collar, tubular i'nemberand rod be ng connected for simultaneous movement, said enlarged sleeve, having an inclined slot therein, an arm extending through the slot and secured to the second collar with a portion thereof extending into the groove of the first collar and means connected with said arm'ior imparting reciprocating movement" thereto causing the same to move Within the inclined slot and receiving the rod for imparting tilting movement to the lamp.

- 2. Head light operating means including a tube having oppositely disposed slots therein, a block attached'to the outer endof said tube, a second block movable in the V sleeve and having port-ions" projecting through the slots, means connecting the second block with said light members and a shaft mounted for reciprocatingmovement within the sleeve and having connection with the sec'ond'block for imparting movement thereto. V v

In testimony whereof I afi ix mysignature.

v JULIUS B. SINEATH. 

